Here’s what happens when it snows overnight

I woke up early Friday morning. I knew we were going to get a lot of snow overnight. The weather people were right. So out I rolled by 6:15 because my dear wife Karen had a 7 a.m. shift. I cleared our cars and a path to them so she could pull out of the…

The colors come out in a big way

A November walk with our cherished rescue mutt Elle B aka Dogamous Pyle led to the big autumn foliage payoff. In the blocks around A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville, we saw this brilliant red tree. In front of the Town of Salina offices, we saw these hearty mums. And completing the…

Will this be the last mow of the year?

One look out back and I knew I had to get the mower out of the shed. Yes, the neighbors tree had left its lot from autumn 2018 upon the backyard of A Bitty Better. Besides, a month had gone by, and the grass underneath all those leaves was a bit shaggy, too. On I…

Walkers, welcome to this year’s Lights on the Lake

My library colleagues and I have been watching them ready the displays for this year’s Lights on the Lake for months now. No exaggeration. The extravaganza’s annual walking event is tonight on the shores of Onondaga Lake. Wednesday is the annual dog walk event. The paid admission drive through nights start Thursday. It runs through…

Another great gift from my dear wife

My dear wife Karen told me I’d have to wait a bit for my final anniversary gift this year. She’d ordered special, you see, to mark our tin-and-aluminum milestone. Perfect. The sign that arrived by post marks the exact distance from A Bitty Better in our Liverpool neighborhood in Galeville to our New York Mets’…